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"It's a "mantra." You can decode it many ways. First of all, the usual way to say it, in Arabic is "Sim Sala Bim."
For the first decode, let Sim = Simha = Lion, then say Masala (cause you really pronounce this thing "Simasalabim" = gathering, group, etc. - Bim is actually Bima = Mighty so you have "A Group of Mighty Lions" -- a gang of helpers who can do most anything. In Swahili Sim = Singha = Simha - Simba, still a lion, with the conotation of Power. Then Bim is a nominative, A Mighty One. Sala is probably Shala = Desert or lonely place. So you get "The Lion is the King of the Desert!"
Then you get the honky tonk crazy man poet translation Sim and Bim actually mean This and That -- you don't find it in the dictionary, but who cares anyway -- it's a mantra. Sala means to transform, change (from the same root we get the English word "Sally", as in "Sally forth toward your objective". -- Which ends up meaning "This transforms into That!" It is this last meaning that fits the bill most positively, in the context of works such as 1001 Nights, Sinbad, etc. The way it was used in the cartoons also accords with this -- amazing as that may seem.
In this case, the crazy mantra translation is probably the best. No one would support my view. Who cares?
It's a mantra of transformation, no question about it. Maybe the Secret of the mantra is that it can, in fact, be decoded in a number of languages to have some meaning -- a couple of which I've demonstrated.
Mantras are supposed to be secret, but often do have translatable -- by the book -- meanings." C. W.
Really I am just lucky...
Objectively viewed – the world through my lens
One image, one day, one chance – download it from the shop.
objectivity: judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices.
Test with my new EF 100 Macro - but it was a dim light today - not very good conditions!
Bought this objective at "Foto Keidel" in Hechingen for an extreme favorable offer (755€)!
Sorry, will be off for a time: I have to manage the complete household and to look after the kids...
Latest iteration of my macro stacking setup. Canon 50D, Canon MT-24EX macro flash, Asahi Pentax Auto Bellows, Surplus Shed 172mm achromat lens, and Nikon CFI Plan 10x/0.25 objective. Taken with an Olympus 1030SW (forgive quality).
The 172mm lens is mounted inside 9mm (inside metal collar sanded to fit) and 30mm M42 extension tubes and a 16mm tube is between the body and bellows. Adapters used are Nikon M25 to 52mm, 42mm to 52mm set up ring, and Canon EF to M42. Inside metal surfaces are lined with ProtoStar Hi-tack flocked light trap material.
Kurt Lohse, Hohenstein-Ernstthal (Sachsen) 1892 - Hamburg 1958
Der Journalist und frühere 'Ober-Dada' Johannes A. Baader / The Journalist and former "Head Dada" Johannes A. Baader (1929)
Kunsthalle Hamburg
Kurt Lohse war als Maler und Opernsänger tätig. Über den Verbleib eines wesentlichen Teils seines Werks ist nichts bekannt. Zahlreiche Arbeiten, die in seinem Besitz waren, wurden in seinem Hamburger Atelier bei einem Bombenangriff zerstört.
Informationen über Johannes A. Baader siehe: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Baader
My objective yesterday was to capture the light at sunset near the Seine.... I was on the bridge in front of Notre Dame watching the skaters, the bubble maker and the accordionist (see below) when Edith walked by with a friend. With her very personal sense of style, she attracted my attention immediately, but she was walking by rather quickly, and my husband was on the other side of the street, oblivious to what I was seeing. So, I had to run to my husband, then run after Edith who had descended the stairs towards the river in the meantime. Once at the river's edge, I thought I'd lost her (it felt a bit like a film...), until I spied the white pants of the lady she was with. I ran after them, interrupted their walk, and explained that I had found her very elegant. That seemed to make Edith buoyant, and her friend laughed. I explained about the 100 Stranger project and asked permission for some photos to which she agreed, totally amused by the idea. She explained that her first name was English sounding but that she was French. She asked me where I was from, and said that she didn't use internet...but was happy to pose.
Edith, if ever you come across these photos, thank you very much for generously giving me your time, and your joie de vivre!!
As always, any suggestions for improvement are most welcome!
These photos are part of my 100 Stranger Challenge. To find out more about the challenge and see other photos, please click on the following link: www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/
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Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The 80th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) was constituted on 13 January 1942 and activated on February 1942. It was redesignated as the 80th Fighter Group in May 1942. During World War II, the group was the first USAAF unit to be stationed in Burma after the Allied retreat in 1942. During its two years in combat, this group, which called itself the Burma Banshees, kept the supply lines open to China while clearing the way for Allied forces and US Army units such as Merrill's Marauders to sweep Japanese forces from northern Burma.
The 80th trained for combat and served as part of the defense force for the northeastern United States from, 1942–1943. Its flying squadrons were the 88th, 89th, and 90th Pursuit (later Fighter) Squadrons, later augmented by the 459th Fighter Squadron.
The 80th sailed for India, via Brazil, the Cape of Good Hope, and Ceylon, in May 1943, commencing combat operations in the China-Burma-India theater in September 1943. The group supported Allied ground forces during the battle for northern Burma and the push southward to Rangoon, bombing and strafing troop concentrations, supply dumps, lines of communication, artillery positions, and other objectives.
Initial flying material consisted mainly of the P-40 and a few P-38 fighters. Using modified, so-called “B-40 fighter” bombers (P-40s fitted with a single 1,000-pound bomb), the 80th FG attacked Japanese-held bridges, sometimes demolishing their target with a single bomb. The 80th was assigned the defense of the Indian terminus of the Hump route, which it carried out by striking Japanese airfields and patrolling Allied air bases to safeguard them from attack. The 80th received a Distinguished Unit Citation for intercepting a formation of Japanese aircraft, preventing the destruction of a large oil refinery in Assam, India, on 27 March 1944. During this engagement, they shot down 18 enemy machines without losing any of their own.
After the capture of Myitkyina and the nearby airfield on May 17, 1944, parts of the 80th Fighter Group relocated to this location. During the heavy fighting around Kohima and Imphal, the British troops deployed there requested air support and the 80th Fighter Group was able to successfully thwart the Japanese advance. In the further course of the operations in Burma, the pilots of the 80th Fighter Group destroyed more than 200 bridges held by the Japanese and shot down around 80 Japanese planes.
Though its primary mission in Burma was the protection of the "Hump" cargo route, the group also played an important role in reopening the Ledo/Burma Road.
From mid-1944 onwards, the P-40s were supplemented and gradually replaced with the new, much more potent P-47 Thunderbolt. With their heavier machine gun armament (eight instead of six 0.5” machine guns) and a much higher ordnance load of up to 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) of bombs, unguided rockets and M10 “Bazooka” launchers, this new aircraft type proved to be very effective.
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American aerospace company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to eight tons, making it one of the heaviest fighters of the war. The Thunderbolt was effective as a short-to medium-range escort fighter in high-altitude air-to-air combat and ground attack in both the European and Pacific theaters. The P-47 was designed around the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp 18-cylinder radial engine, which also powered two U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps fighters, the Grumman F6F Hellcat and the Vought F4U Corsair. The P-47 became one of the main United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) fighters of World War II and also served with other Allied air forces, including those of France, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. Mexican and Brazilian squadrons fighting alongside the USAAF also flew the P-47. The Thunderbolt’s armored cockpit was relatively roomy and comfortable. Nicknamed the "Jug" owing to its appearance if stood on its nose, the P-47 was noted for its firepower, as well as its ability to resist battle damage and remain airworthy.
From October 1944 the operations of the 80th Fighter Group in Northern Burma concentrated on the destruction of the routes of the Burma Railway. Operations with army support (operating as "cab ranks" to be called in when needed) were very successful, with attacks on enemy airfields and lines of communication, and the aircraft flew a number escort sorties. An 80th FG squadron could finally be relocated to Shingbwiyang and was thus in the immediate vicinity of Ledo Street, which was under construction. The squadron flew many sorties against advancing Japanese forces and was instrumental in the capture of Myitkyina. Napalm bombs, a new weapon and initially improvised from drop tanks with makeshift fins, were also used with devastating effect, but some of them very close to the company's own lines.
By the end of the war, the group had destroyed more than 200 bridges and killed scores of bridge repair crews. Air-to-air and air-to-ground sweeps by the group's pilots claimed 80 enemy planes destroyed in the air or on the ground. The 80th Fighter Group was withdrawn from combat in May 1945 and inactivated in November.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length: 36 ft 1.75 in (11.02 m)
Wingspan: 40 ft 9 5/16 in (12.429 m)
Height: 14 ft 8 1/16 in (4.472 m)
Airfoil: Seversky S-3
Empty weight: 10,000 lb (4,536 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 17,500 lb (7,938 kg)
Powerplant:
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW),
driving a 4-bladed Curtiss Electric C542S constant-speed propeller, 13 ft (4.0 m) diameter
Performance:
Maximum speed: 426 mph (686 km/h, 370 kn) at 30,000 ft (9,100 m)
Range: 1,030 mi (1,660 km, 900 nmi)
Service ceiling: 42,000 ft (13,000 m)
Armament:
8x 0.5” caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns (3.400 rounds)
Up to 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) of bombs, drop tanks and/or up to ten 5” (130 mm) unguided rockets
The kit and its assembly:
This is a very modest what-if model – just a fictional livery on a stock model, and part of the ongoing plan to “build down” The Stash™ of kits during the ongoing Corona lockdown. The idea behind it was spawned by a number of decals for P-40s for the 80th FG I found in my scrap box, which all carried spectacular skull markings on their noses. I wondered if and how these could be adapted to another aircraft type – and the P-47 lent itself for this project due to its sheer “canvas” size, despite having a radial engine, and being the natural successor of the P-40 in USAAF service.
From that I spun the idea further and settled for an early Razorback P-47D, in the form of the very nice Academy kit. The kit was basically built OOB, it went together nicely without major fights – a trait that I really like about most Academy kits. The only true weak spot of the P-47 is the flaps’ undersides: they are pretty thick/massive, so that there are shallow sinkholes. These are easy to fill, though, even though I ignored this flaw and rather lowered the flaps, a mod that’s pretty easy to do.
An addition is a scratched D/F loop antenna on a streamlined socket behind the cockpit, a typical feature of P-47s operated in the BMI theatre. The loop was created with thin wire, the socket is a piece of sprue, integrated into the spine with some putty. As a late-production Razorback Thunderbolt I gave the aircraft a Curtiss Electric paddle-bladed propeller, which the Academy kit offers as an optional piece.
The ordnance was also taken from the kit: a pair of Bazooka triple launchers for ground attack duties and a drop tank under the fuselage.
Painting and markings:
A simple affair: as an early P-47, I gave the aircraft the standard USAAF livery of olive drab and neutral grey. I used Tamiya XF-62, IMHO the best interpretation of the tone, and ModelMaster 1740, actually FS 36231 instead of FS 36173, but the Dark Gull Grey is a bit lighter than Neutral Grey and looks IMHO better on the 1:72 scale model. AFAIK, no P-47 carried the earlier mid-green blotches on the wings anymore. The cockpit was painted in Interior Green, while the landing gear wells became zinc chromate yellow, very traditional.
The individual aircraft markings were more spectacular and also challenging. The real eye-catcher is pair of 80th FG skulls on the cowling flanks, even though these had to be completed with paint since they come from a Hobby Boss P-40N and feature empty sections for the exhaust stubs. The empty eye sockets had to be added manually, too, and since there was now a lot of white, I added – after consulting pictures of 80th FG P-40s - thin black lines to the skull with a felt tip pen. A real improvement, and it’s even authentic!
Furthermore, I added 1st Air Commando Group markings in the form of five white diagonal stripes around the rear fuselage. This group operated in the BMI area, e.g. P-51s, B-25s and even P-47s, but the 80th FG was not part of it. Nevertheless, the stripes suit the Razorback very well, and they were created with generic 2mm decal stripes from TL Modellbau. Each stripe had to be applied and trimmed individually, not an easy task on the conical tail with its concave and convex surface. The result is not perfect, but I am fine with it, and it looks very cool.
Pictures of early USAAF P-47s in the BMI are hard to find, but what I found suggests that Allied machines wore single bands on wings and tail surfaces as additional ID markings from 1943 on, much like the P-47s over Europe. On later NMF aircraft, these were dark blue (on both USAAF and RAF aircraft), and I was lucky to have a complete set of white P-47 markings left over from an Xtradecal set for SEAC RAF Thunderbolts, which comes with pre-cut bands in white and blue, very convenient! On the downside, the white fuselage stripes dramatically revealed that the P-47’s OOB decals, esp. the Stars and Bars, lacked opacity, so that I had to add some white paint manually to hide the resulting mess.
Typical unit markings of the 89th FS are a red spinner, and since the P-47 has only a small one, I added a thin red frame around the cowling, as carried by later real-world 89th FS P-47s, which were left in bare metal, though. As a gimmick I painted the wheel hubs in red, too. As a personal marking of the pilot I christened the aircraft “The Big Fella”, taken from an Irish pre-WWII armored car, and I added some air victory markings.
As usual, the kit received a black ink washing overall and some post panel shading with Revell 42 and 46 on the upper surfaces and ModelMaster 2105 (Dark French Blue Gray) underneath for visual drama and weathering. Some light soot stains around the gun muzzled were created with graphite, oil stains under the fuselage with Tamiya “Smoke”.
While this was not a complex build and even the livery is pretty close to real world standards, I like the outcome and how the skull markings stand out on the huge P-47. The array of fuselage stripes are an interesting visual extra, even though I was afraid that they were, together with the white ID stripes on the wings, a bit too much. The red highlights are an interesting contrast, too, and IMHO the whole decoration works fine. Everything fictional, but plausible and believable.
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The objective of the FAO project is that the students apply the practices they learned at home, diversify their diets by adding vegetables to their main meals, and sell a portion of the crops at markets so the school can reinvest in agriculture next season.
Read more about FAO and the crisis in South Sudan.
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Probably the main objective of this day trip was to see the endemic clouded yellows.
It was a while before we saw any and then it was very difficult to get close to the few we did see. I was delighted to get some reasonable photos of them.
This was my only photo of a female.
First test of DIY Arduino based macro rail of my design using magnification 10:1 on a crop DSLR. (Nikon 10x/0.25 M Plan objective with 175mm distance to the sensor of Canon 50D.) There are ~250 shots used here, with a step of 5 um. I used FRSP (electronic shutter) feature of Magic Lantern with an external flash - so I didn't use at all the shutter of my camera for the whole stack.
From these tests it does look like my macro rail works well with steps as small as 5 um (or magnifications as high as 10:1).
Packaging and package labeling have several objectives
•Physical protection – The objects enclosed in the package may require protection from, among other things, mechanical shock, vibration, electrostatic discharge, compression, temperature, etc.
•Barrier protection – A barrier to oxygen, water vapor, dust, etc., is often required. Permeation is a critical factor in design. Some packages contain desiccants or oxygen absorbers to help extend shelf life. Modified atmospheres or controlled atmospheres are also maintained in packaging supplies that contain foods. Keeping the contents clean, fresh, sterile and safe for the duration of the intended shelf life is a primary function. A barrier is also implemented in cases where segregation of two materials prior to end use is required, as in the case of special paints, glues, medical fluids, etc. At the consumer end, the packaging barrier is broken or measured amounts of material are removed for mixing and subsequent end use.
•Containment or agglomeration – Small objects are typically grouped together in one package for reasons of storage and selling efficiency. For example, a single box of 1000 pencils requires less physical handling than 1000 single pencils. Liquids, powders, and granular materials need containment.
•Information transmission – Packages and labels communicate how to use, transport, recycle, or dispose of the package or product. With pharmaceuticals, food, medical, and chemical products, some types of information are required by government legislation. Some packages and labels also are used for track and trace purposes. Most items include their serial and lot numbers on the packaging, and in the case of food products, medicine, and some chemicals the packaging often contains an expiry/best-before date, usually in a shorthand form. Packages may indicate their construction material with a symbol.
•Marketing – Packaging and labels can be used by marketers to encourage potential buyers to purchase a product. Package graphic design and physical design have been important and constantly evolving phenomena for several decades. Marketing communications and graphic design are applied to the surface of the package and often to the point of sale display. Most packaging is designed to reflect the brand's message and identity.
•Security – Packaging can play an important role in reducing the security risks of shipment. Packages can be made with improved tamper resistance to deter manipulation and they can also have tamper-evident features indicating that tampering has taken place. Packages can be engineered to help reduce the risks of package pilferage or the theft and resale of products: Some package constructions are more resistant to pilferage than other types, and some have pilfer-indicating seals. Counterfeit consumer goods, unauthorized sales (diversion), material substitution and tampering can all be minimized or prevented with such anti-counterfeiting technologies. Packages may include authentication seals and use security printing to help indicate that the package and contents are not counterfeit. Packages also can include anti-theft devices such as dye-packs, RFID tags, or electronic article surveillance tags that can be activated or detected by devices at exit points and require specialized tools to deactivate. Using packaging in this way is a means of retail loss prevention.
•Convenience – Packages can have features that add convenience in distribution, handling, stacking, display, sale, opening, reclosing, using, dispensing, reusing, recycling, and ease of disposal
•Portion control – Single serving or single dosage packaging has a precise amount of contents to control usage. Bulk commodities (such as salt) can be divided into packages that are a more suitable size for individual households. It also aids the control of inventory: selling sealed one-liter bottles of milk, rather than having people bring their own bottles to fill themselves.
2013 World Water Week.
Sunday, September 1.
Nature Based Solutions: Opportunitites for Cooperation to Meet Water Objectives for WASH, Agriculture and Conservation, K22/K23.
Photo: Thomas Henrikson.
When I was elected to the United States Senate in 2010, I set a steadfast objective for myself while in office: to help bring the American Dream back into reach of those who feel it is slipping away. That’s the goal line I strive toward with my every effort, and it’s the measure I use to keep score.
The reason I’m so passionate about restoring the American Dream is because I’ve lived it myself. My parents came to America from Cuba in 1956 and earned their way to the middle class working humble jobs – my father as a bartender in hotels and my mom as a maid, cashier and retail clerk. By their loving and powerful example, I learned the importance of work and family, and developed the belief that all things are possible in America.
I have spent most of my life in West Miami, and live there today with my wife Jeanette and our four children. One of the reasons I love this South Florida community so much is the incredible diversity of people I count as my neighbors. There are those in the middle class, those striving to make it there, and those fortunate enough to have climbed beyond it. There are homes led by heroic single moms, two hard working parents, and even homes with multiple generations living together, like my sister’s, which houses not only her husband and children but also my mother.
My neighbors helped shape my impression of the American Dream, and it wasn’t long after I earned my bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and my juris doctor from the University of Miami Law School that I felt drawn to serve them in public office.
I started as a City Commissioner for West Miami before being elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2000, and then Speaker in November 2006. Before taking this post, I authored the book 100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future, which was based on conversations I had with Floridians at "idearaisers" that my colleagues and I hosted around the state. As Speaker, I helped enact many of the ideas in this book.
I was proud to be a champion for limited government at the state level, but after seeing the impact of our successes there, I wanted to take my ideas for conservative reform to where they were needed the most: Washington, D.C.
When I launched my campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2009, I was expected to lose big to my better-funded and better-known Republican primary opponent. Yet with a come-from-behind victory, the people of Florida elected me on the promise of bringing conservative ideas to the United States Senate.
Since arriving in Washington in January of 2011, that’s exactly what I’ve done. I’ve fought against the Washington establishment’s big government vision for America, standing up to ObamaCare and opposing budgets that encourage more debt at the expense of job creation and lasting prosperity.
With my placements on The Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; the Committee on Foreign Relations; the Select Committee on Intelligence; and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I’ve advocated for oversight and reforms to key government functions, vital measures to keep our people safe, and whenever necessary, have served as a check against the Senate’s Democratic leadership.
I haven’t stopped there. I’ve also led a bold offensive to restore the American Dream through 21st century conservative reforms. My ideas are based on the simple truth that the American economy has changed significantly in recent decades and that our policies and institutions must change too if we are to access the possibilities of the 21st century.
Nikon D7100
Tokina 100mm Macro
lomo 8x 0.20 objective
36mm Extension Tube
f/2.8 - 1/250 - ISO 100
Dual Godox V860 Speedlights 1/64 1/64 - homemade Diffuser
55 images stacked (homemade manual micrometer rail)
Objectives: Bird populations and species worldwide are experiencing die-offs on an unprecedented scale. Geoengineering utilizing aerosolized coal fly ash (CFA), the toxic waste product of coal-burning, as indicated by forensic evidence, has been overlooked as a causal agent of their catastrophic demise. The principal objective of this chapter is to disclose previously unrecognised factors, arising from CFA, that underlie the catastrophic and global decline of birds.
Methods: We utilised inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and conducted extensive literature research.
Results: New data presented here confirm the unmistakable footprint of CFA in atmospheric precipitation and air-drop samples. Review of the literature reveals the increasing importance of air pollution on global bird populations. Aerosolized CFA, a particularly toxic form of air pollution, contains multiple metals and elements well-known to adversely affect all portions of the avian life cycle, in aerial, terrestrial, and marine environments. Studies from around the globe reveal systemic contamination of birds by these elements.
Conclusions: Coal fly ash, including its use in ongoing atmospheric geoengineering operations, is a major factor in global bird die-off. The accelerating decline of birds parallels the catastrophic decline of insects, due in part to the same type of aerial pollution. There is an urgent need to recognise and halt atmospheric geoengineering if there is to be any chance of reducing the drastic decline of birds and the associated degradation of natural ecosystems. If the aerial spraying can be stopped, the gradual recovery of bird populations would be the best evidence that CFA is, in fact, a leading cause of the drastic avian decline. Coal fly ash is a cause of avian mortality that can be reduced by halting atmospheric geo-engineering and further controlling industrial emissions. However, the “deafening silence” on the subject of this type of CFA pollution must be broken if we are to have any chance of slowing our rapid descent into ecological disaster.
Biography of author(s)
Mark Whiteside
Florida Department of Health in Monroe County, 1100 Simonton Street, Key West, FL 33040, USA.
Marvin Herndon
Transdyne Corporation, 11044 Red Rock Drive, San Diego, CA 92131, USA.
Read full article: bp.bookpi.org/index.php/bpi/catalog/view/27/88/182-1
View More: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvU9bC2u6Eg
The Mercedes-Benz W126 is a series of flagship vehicles manufactured between 1979 and 1991.
In terms of the body design, the objective of the W126 design team, led by Mercedes-Benz's Bruno Sacco, was to produce a car that was sleeker and more aerodynamic than the previous model. The application of lighter materials and alloys combined with thorough wind tunnel testing to reduce overall drag meant the car consumed about 10% less fuel than its predecessor.
The interior featured pleated leather on the doors on later cars and woodgrain trim on the center console and across the dash, and a simplified layout with symmetrically placed buttons. Both zebrano and burled walnut were used on low/mid and high-end cars, respectively.
The W126 series (named in accordance to their engine size) initially included the 280, 300, 380, and 500 series models. Following the first S-Class mid-cycle refresh, the W126 series included 260, 300, 350, 420, 500, and 560 models. Variants included SE (standard wheelbase), SEL (long-wheelbase), SEC (coupé), and diesel models (SD / SDL).
In September 1981, 2-door coupé versions of the W126 were introduced as 380 SEC and 500 SEC models. The body styling differed from the saloon by having two doors, a lower roofline, shorter wheelbase, pillarless side windows and a sports grill type previously used on SL models. Due to the removal of the “B” post, the front seatbelt mounting points were positioned further back, hence a robot arm presented the seatbelt to the front occupants. The rear legroom was reduced but so was the weight making the SEC variant the fastest and flagship models for Mercedes-Benz range at the time.
This is a 1/18 scale diecast model made in China by AUTOart of the 1985-91 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC in European specification and finished in factory black metallic bodywork with light tan interior.
Cadets of 1st Platoon, C Company of 6th Regiment, Advanced Camp guard the perimeter of their Objective Rally Point during a field training exercise in the woods of Fort Knox, KY on July 12, 2021. | Photo by Griffin Amrein, CST Public Affairs.
Menesia bipunctata
The species is a small European longhorn beetle, its size usually is 5-9mm. Larvae feed in thin twigs of buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), adults can be found in May-June in Hungary. My mounted specimen is 7mm long.
This stack was taken with the Nikon CFI Plan 10x infinity corrected microscope objective attached to a telephoto zoom lens. 170 single shots in 0,01mm steps were made, then stacked in Zerene Stacker.
Photographed in Key Biscayne, Florida
A few weeks after my wife's terrible accident I had a chance to go for a - much needed - bike ride, and also take some pictures at the beach and nearby park. It felt really good!
Riding down to Key Biscayne I noticed at the beach this enthusiastic and playful Belgian Malinois called Bullet. And what a bullet he was. Very fast! I turned around and went back to the beach. His owner cooperated nicely and threw a few times Bullet's favorite toy to give me an opportunity to catch some action shots. Out of many nice captures I chose this one in particular.
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10x objective w/ Rheinburg illumination through a 10x eyepiece with a 50mm lens. Heavy crop.
The pond water sample was going bad, the Euglena was most likely killed by water chemistry changes.
A close up of the yawning crevasse directly beneath the headwall cliffs which still contain plenty of ice. Numerous times today, people shouted, "ICE!" as large chunks came crashing down. Perhaps the two skiers visible next to the crevasse and directly beneath a massive icefall might think twice about their route-finding next time.
A Slovenian soldier assigned to the 74th Infantry Regiment pulls security after clearing the objective during Exercise Rock Klescman 20 in Postojna, Slovenia on Mar. 5, 2020.
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade along side of the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion and the Slovenian 74th Infantry Regiment conduct a platoon live fire exercise as part of Exercise Rock Klescman 20 in Postojna, Slovenia from Feb. 23 to Mar. 6, 2020.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John Yountz)
Objectively viewed – the world through my lens
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Not so seldom it happens at flea markets that the seller doesn't know what (s)he is selling. So the price can be 10 euros...
This tube is with common M42 mount. So adapting to DSLR cameras is easy.
This is an objective 'Made in Nowhere' but there are many common features with the GDR Zeiss Jena's 2.8/135mm. The built in hood is, however, a missing feature here.
Read rewievs by viser men:
www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/revuenon-auto-revuenon-1...
(somewhat different version)
and
forum.mflenses.com/auto-revuenon-135mm-f2-8-t2094.html
It is evident that Auto Revuenon 2.8/135mm exists in two versions, from GDR and Japan.
See sample photos at Flickr: